This week is all about QuiltCon prep for me! How about you? Does everybody have their class supplies together?

I’ve been busy making Faith’s Ribbon Star blocks to use as demo blocks in my Off the Grid class (not to be confused with my own Ribbon Star block, which is here). I’m especially excited about Off the Grid, because it’s a design class, and design is what I most love to talk about. We’re going to spend the class workshopping alternate layouts until we collapse onto our design walls. : )

Oh, and I’m not just teaching, I’m taking a few classes, too! So I’ve been gathering pearl cotton for my embroidery class with Allison Glass—embroidery is a new skill for me, and I’m really looking forward to a few hours of relaxing hand-stitching during what is sure to be a hectic couple of days spent in Austin.

That reminds me: Are you taking one of my classes at QuiltCon?Don’t forget to check your class supply list! If you haven’t checked your supply list yet, I have bad news for you—you’ve got a lot of homework to do in the next week or so. Because I’m mean like that. LOL. But seriously, if you’re taking one of my Advanced Piecing classes, there’s some cutting you need to complete before class (we have a lot of blocks to get through in a short period of time, so it’s crucial that you have your fabric cut ahead of time). And if you’re in Off the Grid, you need to bring completed quilt blocks (any completed quilt blocks) with you to class.

This week’s WIP Wednesday is sponsored by Bobbie Lou’s Fabric Factory. Bobbie Lou’s has new Cotton + Steel in the house, y’all (Mesa and Tokyo Train Ride). And Art Gallery’s “Hello Bear” by Bonnie Christine is arriving any day now! And as always, Bobbie Lou’s offers free shipping on any U.S. order over $50, and a $5.00 discount on international shipping.

To win, do any or all of the following (each gets you one chance to win):1. Comment on this post2. Post a photo on Instagram with the hashtag #wipwednesday3. Link up your own WIP Wednesday blog post or Instagram photo belowLINK-UP RULES:

1. Link up any blog post or Instagram photo from the past week that features an unfinished work-in-progress (WIP).2. To link an Instagram photo, click the Instagram icon at the bottom of the link-up screen, and use the URL of your IG feed as the link (for example, my URL is www.instagram.com/freshlypieced). Please hashtag #wipwednesday.

3. If you are linking to a blog post, please link back here to my blog somewhere in your post.

4. Comment on at least a few of the other WIP Wednesday links, either IG or blog—commenting on the two or three links directly before yours works well to make sure everyone gets comments!